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The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms

10 best books like The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms (Ross C. Murfin): Victorian People and Ideas, The King's English, English Literature in the Sixteenth Century: Excluding Drama, A Handbook to Literature, A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature, The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory, Critical Terms for Literary Study, Race and the Education of Desire: Foucault's History of Sexuality and the Colonial Order of Things, Settlers of the Marsh, The Norton Anthology of American Literature: American Literature since 1945 (Volume E)

Victorian People and Ideas
AuthorRichard D. Altick
The reputation of the Victorian age in England has undergone many vicissitudes, but it is now higher than ever. In this important study, Richard D. Altick moves us toward an understanding of the social, intellectual, and theological crises that Carlyle and Dickens, Tennyson and Arnold were daily...
The King's English
AuthorHenry Watson Fowler
ISBN0198605072
In this classic reference book the Fowler brothers illustrate by example all the commonly-made blunders of English usage and guide the reader to improved expression and style. If Dickens had owned a copy of The King's English for example, he would not have written "your great ability and trustfulness;"...
English Literature in the Sixteenth Century: Excluding Drama
AuthorC.S. Lewis
ISBN0198812981
This book is intended for students of English literature at `A' level and above; general readers interested in a complete history of literature from Middle English to the earlier twentieth century..
A Handbook to Literature
AuthorWilliam Harmon
ISBN0130127310
It is a handy book that can be read for pleasure. However, the publisher really doesn't need to update it every 3 years to force poor students to buy the new editions. In this 10th edition the editor admitted there was little substantial he could add. In fact, he mentioned his children suggested three new...
A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature
AuthorWilfred L. Guerin
ISBN0195160177
Greatly enlarged and updated, the third edition of this highly successful survey of literary theory and applied criticism offers substantical new chapters on feminist approaches and on structuralism, post-structuralism and deconstruction, and new sections on hermeneutics, dialogics, Marxist...
The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory
AuthorJ.A. Cuddon
ISBN0140513639
The latest installment of this trusted literary companion covers all aspects of literary theory, from definitions of technical terms to characterizations of literary movements. Geared toward students, teachers, readers, and writers alike, The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary...
Critical Terms for Literary Study
AuthorFrank Lentricchia
ISBN0226472035
Since its publication in 1990, Critical Terms for Literary Study has become a landmark introduction to the work of literary theory—giving tens of thousands of students an unparalleled encounter with what it means to do theory and criticism. Significantly expanded, this new edition features six...
Race and the Education of Desire: Foucault's History of Sexuality and the Colonial Order of Things
AuthorAnn Laura Stoler
ISBN0822316900
Michel Foucault’s History of Sexuality has been one of the most influential books of the last two decades. It has had an enormous impact on cultural studies and work across many disciplines on gender, sexuality, and the body. Bringing a new set of questions to this key work, Ann Laura Stoler examines...
Settlers of the Marsh
AuthorFrederick Philip Grove
ISBN0771099614
Settlers of the Marsh was first published in 1925, after a struggle by the author to persuade publishers that his first novel would meet public acceptance. Some critics immediately condemned this hypnotic story of the loss of innocence on the Manitoba frontier, calling it “obscene” and “indecent.”...
The Norton Anthology of American Literature: American Literature since 1945 (Volume E)
AuthorNina Baym
ISBN0393979016
Why Norton? I'm glad you asked, friend! There are many schools of thought on anthologies, some negative, some positive, all fascinating. Of course, if you're buying this because it's a university textbook then really you have no choice; for the rest of us, there's more than meets the eye.

The...
As the Romans Did: A Sourcebook in Roman Social History
AuthorJo-Ann Shelton
Revised to include new selections and updated bibliographical material, the second edition of this popular sourcebook offers a rich, revealing look at everyday Roman life. It provides clear, lively translations of a fascinating array of documents drawn from Latin and Greek source material--from...
The Oxford Guide to Library Research
AuthorThomas Mann
ISBN0195189981
With all of the new developments in information storage and retrieval, researchers today need a clear and comprehensive overview of the full range of their options, both online and offline, for finding the best information quickly. In this third edition of The Oxford Guide to Library Research, Thomas...
Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide
AuthorLois Tyson
ISBN0415974100
Critical Theory Today is the essential introduction to contemporary criticial theory. It provides clear, simple explanations and concrete examples of complex concepts, making a wide variety of commonly used critical theories accessible to novices without sacrificing any theoretical rigor...
MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing
AuthorJoseph Gibaldi
ISBN0873526996
Since its publication in 1985, the MLA STYLE MANUAL has been the standard guide for graduate students, teachers & scholars in the humanities & for professional writers in many fields. Extensively reorganized & revised, the eagerly awaited 2nd edition contains new sections & updated...
Webster's New World Thesaurus
AuthorCharlton Grant Laird
ISBN0446314188
Charlton Grant Laird (1901–1984) was an American linguist, lexicographer, novelist, and essayist. Laird created the 1971 edition of the Webster's New World Thesaurus that became the standardized edition still used today. During his lifetime, he was probably best known for his language studies:...
A Pocket Style Manual
AuthorDiana Hacker
ISBN0312406843
I bought this book, not with the intention to sit with it and read it from cover to cover one time. No, I bought this book because it was recommended to me by one of my English professors and she was spot on.

This book is great as a reference guide. It includes how to apply the styling guidelines by the...
A Glossary of Literary Terms
AuthorM.H. Abrams
ISBN1413004563
I had to buy this book for some class many many moons ago, and I thought it would be old hat by now, what with it sitting gathering dust on the shelf over the years.

Surprisingly, though, after thinking I was just going to refresh my memory on little morsels like adynaton, hypozeugma, and all the...
The Penguin Dictionary of Critical Theory
AuthorDavid Macey
ISBN0140513698
I got this book about a year ago as an extremely premature purchase in preparation for studying a literature-based English degree. I didn't get in to university but nevertheless, this book has found itself in my hands so many times since for reference purposes or simply for pleasure.

This book...
Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practice
AuthorCharles E. Bressler
ISBN0131534483
The fourth edition of the bestselling Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practice showcases various schools of 20th century criticism in historical and philosophical contexts. New features include: a new chapter on queer theory; every chapter has been revised with new introductions...
The Describer's Dictionary: A Treasury of Terms & Literary Quotations
AuthorDavid Grambs
ISBN0393312658
Have you ever found yourself grasping in vain for that ideal descriptive word lost somewhere within the misty recesses of your vocabulary? Or felt frustrated that an oddly shaped structure or pretty setting you wished to portray in writing didn't quite translate clearly to paper?

If the answer...
Benét's Reader's Encyclopedia
AuthorWilliam Rose Benét
Long recognized as the outstanding reference on world literature, Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia is the one against which all others are measured, and is the single-most complete one-volume encyclopedia available for those with a serious interest in the subject. The entries explore all aspects...
Arte poética
AuthorHorace
Sorpresa dal passato

Non ho la pretesa di effettuare un'analisi profonda e inattaccabile sotto il profilo storico o filosofico: il mio retaggio scolastico impedisce, inevitabilmente, di essere credibile; la stessa goffaggine iniziale, durante il primo approccio, è un'ulteriore conferma...
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